10:46 AM EDT, 03/17/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Asian equities traded in the US as American depositary receipts were higher on Tuesday morning, adding 0.6% to 2,704.84 on the S&P Asia 50 ADR Index.

From North Asia, the gainers were led by hospitality and retail company Atour Lifestyle ( ATAT ) and fintech platform FinVolution ( FINV ) , which climbed 5.9% and 5.1% respectively.

They were followed by e-vapor company RLX Technology ( RLX ) and wireless telecommunications operator SK Telecom ( SKM ) , which advanced 4.8% and 3.1% respectively.

The decliners from North Asia were led by music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment ( TME ) and gaming firm Huya ( HUYA ) , which fell 18% and 11% respectively.

They were followed by cloud service provider Kingsoft Cloud ( KC ) , which dropped 4.6%.

From South Asia, the gainers were led by telecommunications conglomerate Telekomunikasi Indonesia (TLK) and information and communications technology company Sify Technologies ( SIFY ) , which rose 2.3% and 2% respectively.

The decliners from South Asia were led by technology company Infosys ( INFY ) , which was shedding 0.5%.